. "The Seres (Greek: \u03A3\u1FC6\u03C1\u03B5\u03C2, Latin: Seres) were inhabitants of the land Serica, named by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It meant \"of silk,\" or people of the \"land where silk comes from,\" and is thought to derive from the Chinese word for silk, si (Traditional Chinese: \u7D72; Simplified Chinese: \u4E1D; pinyin: s\u012B). It is itself at the origin of the Latin for \"silk\", s\u0113r\u012Dc\u0103.The Seres and their country were named after the central product which sustained their industry, the \"Ser\" or Silkworm."@en . . . .